Farm-To-Table

Start your farm-fresh tour in the small town of Thomas. Stop by TipTop for a cup of freshly brewed specialty coffee. Then, head just down the road to Potomac Highlands Food & Farm Market in the neighboring town of Davis to browse the selection of crisp produce and local specialty foods.

Enjoy a delicious lunch composed of seasonal ingredients from the Farm Up Truck, a food truck that is often parked in Davis. After you’ve savored farm-fresh creations, walk along Williams Avenue and explore the local shops. Or head back over to Thomas and explore the galleries that line historic Front Street for quirky antiques, locally made art and memorable gifts. The White Room Art Gallery is an area favorite for extraordinary creations.

Spend your evening exploring Blackwater Falls State Park or Canaan Valley Resort State Park before getting some rest at The Purple Fiddle.

Take a trip to the home of West Virginia University to explore the Morgantown Farmers Market. Here, more than 40 vendors sell a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, free-range eggs, meat, honey, bedding plants and more. All the products you’ll find here are grown or made by vendors within 50 miles, so you know that you are supporting small family farms.

Plan to visit Modern Homestead Guest House, located 12 miles outside of Morgantown in the town of Reedsville, for one of their monthly dining events that regularly features locally sourced meat and produce, like chicken from nearby Working H Farms.

Spend your evening enjoying a riverfront meal made with farm-fresh ingredients along the Monongahela River. Terra Café uses ingredients from Round Right Farm and Possum Tail Farm, located in Preston County, to create quality, unique dishes that satisfy every craving. Take a break and relax by one of the massive windows along the Monongahela River at Table 9. As the area’s first gastropub, this eatery incorporates seasonal and local farms into every dish. Or enjoy your meal al fresco and sit on the patio at Hill & Hollow. This Morgantown restaurant creates global cuisine from locally grown ingredients. They host a number of farm-to-table dinners throughout the season, including ones that focus on paw paws, ramps and other Appalachian delicacies.

Make a drive up north to Wheeling, West Virginia’s first state capital. Stop by the West Virginia Independence Hall, where the state became the 35th to join the Union.

Shop to your heart’s content at the Centre Market. This historic public market features everything from coffee and desserts to artwork and antiques. For a tasty meal, head to Avenue Eats, an award-winning neighborhood eatery known for its delicious burgers — try the “Breakfast Burger” that piles sharp cheddar, bacon, farm fresh egg and maple aioli atop a brioche bun.

Drive further up West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle to visit the Brooke County Farmers Market in Wellsburg. As you browse the fresh selections, meet and mingle directly with the local farmers, producers and artisans. Finally, spend the night at the Barn With Inn. Relax at this homey bed and breakfast with local farm-to-table food. Get the full farm experience and tuck into their “Barn Loft,” an old storage area for hay that has been reimagined with cozy radiant-heated floors, rustic furnishings, skylights and stained-glass sconces, for the night. From the large farmhouse window, you can wave to the livestock grazing below.